The Equal
Employment Opportunity tables in this report were prepared using
the US Census Bureau’s Census 2010 and 2010 American Community
Survey (ACS) 1-Year Estimates.The
Labor Market Information Unit of the Rhode Island Department of
Labor and Training has the responsibility for formatting the
data to meet the US Census labor force data requirements for an
Affirmative Action Plan. Labor force data reflect only the
civilian population (military is excluded) 16 years of age and
above.

Occupations are
based on the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system,
which includes 23 major groups. This classification system
categorizes occupations according to the nature of the work
performed and relates these occupations to others of a similar
nature. Because the military is not included, twenty-two major
SOC groups are presented in this report.

Additional information can be found at www.census.gov.
Estimates may not add to the total due to rounding. Although the
American Community Survey (ACS) produces population, demographic
and housing unit estimates, for 2010, the 2010 Census provides
the official counts of the population and housing units for the
nation, states, counties, cities and towns.